Russia accused of “hollow” peace talks after sums struck dozens

Russia must stop its attacks instead of “making hollow statements about peace,” said the foreign minister of Ukraine after a Russian missile strike wounds dozens of people in the city of sums.

“Any diplomacy with Moscow must be supported by firepower, sanctions and pressure,” Andry Sibiha said.

The attack, which Ukraine says is aimed at civil infrastructure, happened when we and the Russian negotiators met in Riyadh for conversations aimed at pausing aspects of war.

It is reported that the top of the agenda is the revival of a grain deal in 2022, allowing Kiev to export to the Black Sea without Russian attacks. In return, it is said that Moscow is looking for relief from Western sanctions, which allows him to export fertilizers.

Russia stopped handing over the safe passage of cargo ships, which went to and from Ukraine in the summer of 2023, when it was withdrawn from the Black Sea grain deal.

The Delegation of Ukraine is also in the Saudi capital. He stayed there after meeting American colleagues on Sunday night.

Kiev described the conversations as “productive and focused”, while US President’s special envoy, Donald Trump, said individual discussions with Ukrainian and Russian teams would lead to “some real progress” to end the war.

Both Russia and Ukraine continue to fight, despite continuing negotiations that want to stop hostilities through the huge front line.

Ukrainian officials claim that 65 people, including 14 children, were injured in the North city attack on Monday.

The impact is aimed at kindergartens and hospital, according to the regional leader of sums.

Ukraine’s Prime Minister Dennis Schmihal said the attack shows that Russia “again shows that it wants to continue terror.”

“The international community must increase pressure on Russia to stop aggression and provide justice and save the life of Ukrainians,” he wrote to X.

Sums grab of the Russian Kursk region, parts of which are occupied by Ukrainian troops to strengthen Kiev’s hand in any negotiations, although they have been forced in recent weeks.

Russia and Ukraine have accused each other for not following the deal from last week for a 30-day termination of fire, during which the warring parties will refrain from targeting infrastructure facilities.

The Russian Ministry of Defense said Ukraine had an attack on drones against the Kropotkinskaya oil station in Krasnodar, southern Russia, at 02:00 local time on Monday (23:00 GMT on Sunday), according to Russian state media.

The Ministry of Defense said it had taken down 227 Ukrainian drones overnight in several Russian regions.

Meanwhile, a Russian air strike was wounded in a 37-year-old man in the Kiev area in Ukraine, according to local authorities.

Russia launched a full -scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and currently Moscow controls about 20% of Ukrainian territory.

The current negotiations mediated by the United States are part of Trump’s plan yes Provide a broader termination of fire in UkraineS

His special envoy, Steve Vikoff, said he hoped that real progress would be made during the conversations, in an interview with Fox News.

After the Sunday evening meeting between Kiev and Washington, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustm Musrov said the negotiations are working to secure “fair and lasting peace” for Ukraine and Europe.

“The discussion was productive and focused – we turned to key points, including energy,” he said in an X.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that before the meeting on Monday, there were “difficult negotiations”.

“We’re only at the beginning of this time,” he told Russian State TV.